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Dwaine R. Barnes, President of AirScooter Corporation is an experienced executive in customer service, production and sales for heavy equipment dealers. From 1979 to December 1999 he held senior management positions with Caterpillar dealers in the western United States. He has been awarded five U.S. patents related to solving customer technical issues. From 1968 to 1979 he worked for Caterpillar Tractor Company as an engineer, training instructor and as Western U.S. Service Representative. He obtained an A.S. Degree in Tool and Die Design from Southwestern Community College in Nebraska and from 1970-1974 attended engineering courses at Central Illinois College. Elwood G. Norris, a founder was also the founder of the NASDAQ traded American Technology Corporation which is engaged in pioneering new sound technologies. In 1988 he founded publicly traded e.Digital Corporation which is engaged in digital recording technology. Mr. Norris has developed more than 35 U.S. patents. His inventions include a transcutaneous Doppler, a concept that contributed to the evolution of today's Sonogram devices for imaging the human body. He invented HyperSonic sound, a method of producing sound in-the-air without a loudspeaker. He also invented breakthrough plasma antenna technology and jet engine noise reduction technology. Recently his innovative products have received awards including the 1997 Discover Magazine Award for technical innovation, twice earning a Product of the Year award from Popular Science Magazine, a Business Week Product of the Year award and an Eddy Award from MacUser magazine and in 2005 was awarded the $500,000 Lemelson-MIT prize in recognition of his inventions. James A. Barnes, a founder, has been President of Sunrise Capital, Inc., a venture capital and consulting firm since 1984. In October 1999, he co-founded Syzygy Licensing LLC jointly with Mr. Norris to exploit new technologies and serves as its Managing Member. He also was a founding investor in American Technology Corporation and e.Digital Corporation. Mr. Barnes has participated in and consulted regarding the financing and public listing of over a dozen companies since 1984. He previously practiced as a certified public accountant and management consultant with Ernst & Ernst (1976-1977), Touche Ross & Co. (1977-1980) and as a principal in J. McDonald & Co. Ltd., Phoenix, Arizona (1980-1984). He graduated from the University of Nebraska with a B.A. Degree in Business Administration in 1976. David A. Polis was appointed Treasurer of AirScooter in February 2000. From July 1998 to February 2000 he was a senior accountant with Sierra Health Services of Las Vegas and from 1993 to July 1998 was a senior accountant at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas. He obtained a B.S. degree in Business with an emphasis in accounting from California State University, Fresno in 1990.
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